Bio Happy Hourhttps://amandahurley.scienceblog.com
Nothing like wine and stimulating conversationSat, 02 Dec 2017 05:31:41 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1125232529Can the human microbiota cause cancer? Part 2: Inflammationhttps://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/77/can-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-2-inflammation/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/77/can-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-2-inflammation/#commentsWed, 22 Nov 2017 22:02:29 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=77As I intimated in last week’s post, bacteria can cause cancer! But how? How does cancer develop in the first place? If you want a seriously in-depth answer to this question, I highly recommend Siddartha Muhkerjee’s “Emperor of All Maladies.” Holy crap, that book was good. More simply, cancer arises from changes in the normal ... Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/77/can-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-2-inflammation/feed/677Does the human microbiota cause cancer? Part 1https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/73/does-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-1/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/73/does-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-1/#commentsSat, 11 Nov 2017 01:51:09 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=73So. Does the human microbiota cause cancer? Let’s get right to the meat of the issue. The microbiota is so hot right now and there have been all kinds of speculation (and actual research) on its influence on health and disease. Actually, microbes have an intimate history with cancer. The first oncogene was, in fact, ... Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/73/does-the-human-microbiota-cause-cancer-part-1/feed/473Probiotic yogurt: fact vs fictionhttps://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/56/probiotic-yogurt-fact-vs-fiction/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/56/probiotic-yogurt-fact-vs-fiction/#respondSat, 15 Jul 2017 23:16:02 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=56You know that yogurt commercial with piles of women happily munching on yogurt in a sunny field laughing about nothing? What the heck, yogurt marketers? Who are these women?? I mean….technically I’m one of them. I eat yogurt every other day. But instead of in a field, I usually shovel it in my mouth standing ... Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/56/probiotic-yogurt-fact-vs-fiction/feed/056Evil weevil strikes backhttps://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/48/evil-weevil-strikes-back/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/48/evil-weevil-strikes-back/#respondFri, 19 May 2017 23:06:57 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=48Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/48/evil-weevil-strikes-back/feed/048Infectious component of celiac disease?https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/47/infectious-component-of-celiac-disease/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/47/infectious-component-of-celiac-disease/#commentsFri, 28 Apr 2017 21:19:04 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=47Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/47/infectious-component-of-celiac-disease/feed/547We’ve discovered the most likely cause of cancer…and apparently it’s NOT bacon (Thank God).https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/39/weve-discovered-the-most-likely-cause-of-cancer-and-apparently-its-not-bacon-thank-god/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/39/weve-discovered-the-most-likely-cause-of-cancer-and-apparently-its-not-bacon-thank-god/#respondFri, 24 Mar 2017 21:30:27 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=39Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/39/weve-discovered-the-most-likely-cause-of-cancer-and-apparently-its-not-bacon-thank-god/feed/039Why it’s time to speak uphttps://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/35/why-its-time-to-speak-up-2/
https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/35/why-its-time-to-speak-up-2/#respondWed, 22 Mar 2017 23:54:38 +0000http://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/?p=35Read more]]>https://amandahurley.scienceblog.com/35/why-its-time-to-speak-up-2/feed/035